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Entry Criteria

Entry Criteria

Who can enter 30UNDER30 in 2025/2026?

  • Interior designers
  • Product designers
  • Architects
  • Graduates of Architecture
  • Innovators of the Built World

If you are any of the above and are aged 30 or under, your entry will be eligible.

Entries into this year’s program cover four sections:

  1. Personal information.
  2. Impact and vision.
  3. Portfolio, including up to four projects/products that have been completed or are in-progress. The portfolio must outline your involvement in each project and must not exceed 12 pages.
  4. Supporting materials.

 

Definitions:

Architecture is the art of designing and building spaces that shape how people live, work and connect. It balances creativity, function and cultural expression to create structures that are safe, practical and inspiring.

Interior design enhances interior spaces to improve functionality, comfort and aesthetics. It blends spatial planning, materiality, colour, furniture and lighting to create environments that are both practical and visually appealing.

Product design combines creativity and technical skill to develop innovative, useful and appealing products. Through ideation, prototyping and refinement, it delivers solutions that balance function, form and manufacturability.

Innovators of the Built World includes architectural documenters, civil engineers, data analysts, urban designers, sustainability consultants/ESD specialists, BIM managers/coordinators, 3D visualisers/rendering artists, technical drafts people/documentation specialists, marketing and communications managers, studio managers, operations managers and practice managers who work within the built world.

Entries for Australian Design Review‘s 30UNDER30 open now.

See who made into our previous programs here and keep up with the important dates.

What if I still have more questions?

Drop us a line at 30under30@niche.com.au

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